Our charity work
Central to the UK Mail Group’s philosophy is the need to place society’s needs at the heart of its business strategy.
Central to the UK Mail Group’s philosophy is placing society’s needs at the heart of its business strategy. For us, this entails choosing a charity as a focus for our fundraising – currently Cancer Research UK - as well as supporting a wide range of educational and recreational initiatives our staff are involved in within their own communities.
UK Mail & Cancer Research UK:
With cancer impacting the lives of so many - including a number of our employees, customers and their close friends and relations - Cancer Research UK is our current chosen charity partner and one that our employees and franchisees are passionate about supporting.
In 2011/12 we donated one penny for every consignment carried by customers who pay their accounts by direct debit, this raised a final total of £77,461. Our Payroll Lottery scheme generated a further £3214, for Cancer Research UK throughout 2011/12.
Other charity initiatives
While we have chosen Cancer Research UK as our business focus, individual staff are encouraged to support any registered charity that is close to their hearts.
We operate a company-wide “Payroll Giving scheme” allowing all our employees the opportunity to contribute to their preferred charity through tax efficient salary deductions.
Our staff also enthusiastically run and support other fundraising initiatives which range from participating in the London Marathon, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, bike rides, parachute jumps, abseiling and organising football matches and Balls.
For every pound our fundraisers raise, we pledge to match it with another. This scheme paid out £13,842 in 2011/12 to a selection of different charities that staff members feel a personal affinity with, including Help for Heroes, The Princes Trust, Against Breast Cancer, Asthma UK, The MS Society, Sports Relief and Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Click here to read our complete Corporate Responsibility policy.